Vocabulary
- interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- candid: Saying what you think openly and honestly
- gambling: Act of betting money on events
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- casino: Establishment that hosts legalized gambling
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- ukraine: A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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'No Shock': Unpacking Ukraine's Major Corruption Scandal
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/24Ever wondered about major corruption scandals? This video dives into a big one from Ukraine, using a super interesting casino metaphor to explain things! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and get a deeper cultural understanding of political talk.
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